Pope Joan City - Melbourne (VIC)

I've been wanting to try Papst Joan, and it definitely lived up to my expectations! The food was absolutely delicious, and the staff surprised me with a special treat for my birthday, which was completely unexpected and so thoughtful of them. I had a fantastic time!

I had a great lunch with colleagues at Papst Joan today. However, we only received takeout service. It was a fairly warm day, and unfortunately, no one came by to check on our water for refills, even though we were all dining in. It would also be nice if they offered salt and pepper after serving the meal, rather than having to flag someone down for it.

I understand that Melbourne has been closed for quite some time, but Papst Joan has certainly not lived up to expectations today. It felt more like a comfortable meeting spot for office workers than a brunch destination. The speck and egg roll was decent but far from memorable. I ordered the soft-boiled eggs with soldiers, and to my surprise, the "soldiers" were no bigger than a small child's pinky finger—there were six of them! You can see the photo. Altogether, that’s maybe the equivalent of half a slice of bread! The eggs were more on the hard-boiled side and weren’t runny at all. The waitress was great and kindly removed it from the bill, but there's really no excuse for a café to serve such overcooked eggs. I hate to be negative, but it just wasn’t great.

Papst joan always supplies the ware. great location, delicious and refined meals, excellent service

My meal of delicious spicy scrambled eggs was fabulous, however two of my friends had toasted fruit loaf which was chewy and tough. They felt that the toast was ready long before the other dishes and had been left on hot plates. The butter was melted in the serving dish. It was such a shame as everyone else enjoyed what they had.